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Trump + Employee Benefits: Washington Insiders Tell All

Anne Patterson

01 Dec 2016

What do the election results mean for employer-sponsored benefits? Which campaign promises will come into play and how? These pressing questions and more were answered during the International Foundation webcast Inside the New Administration & Congress: What’s Next? The webcast featured three […]

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Time Off for Voting—Yea or Nay?

Chris Vogel, CEBS

18 Oct 201609 Aug 2018

Does everyone in your workforce have enough time to vote—enough non-work hours while the polls are open—on November 8? If you’re in doubt, you may want to check what your state laws say, if anything, about time off for voting. The federal […]

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Paid Sick Leave—Mandated or Voluntary?

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

02 Aug 2016

Paid sick leave—In a majority of cases in the U.S., whether to offer this benefit is currently up to the employer. As debates over regionally or federally mandated paid leave intensify, a few cities, and some states, have enacted sick leave laws. […]

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Generational Workforce Preferences Mean Serious Business

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

28 Sep 201519 May 2016

I’m always fascinated by discussions of the different age groups in the workplace and whether I fit the generational mold. But for employers facing a shortage of skilled workers, it’s actually serious business. “Generational cohort is a key predictor of what employees […]

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Unlimited Vacation: Too Good to Be True?

Anne Patterson

09 Sep 201525 Jul 2016

You may remember the International Foundation’s “Benefits Madness” in March, where participants voted for top employee benefits in the form of a March Madness basketball bracket. Vacation time was one of the top benefits, making it to the championship round (health care […]

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Mandatory Paid Sick Time: It’s Spreading Quickly

Lois Gleason, CEBS

16 Jul 2015

Mandatory paid sick time legislation is spreading quickly. Many states and municipalities have already legislated laws and ordinances. Employers need to keep their eyes on this trend. The International Foundation’s Employee Benefit Survey 2014 found 92.7% of its corporate members and 97.6% of […]

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PTO with a Side of Cash

Jennifer Cotter

16 Jun 2015

My co-workers and I recently got on the topic of “untraditional benefits” organizations have begun offering to not only attract but also retain employees. Specifically, we talked about Expensify, known for the month-long retreats they take all of their employees on every […]

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Small Businesses Score Big on Benefits Satisfaction

Neil Mrkvicka

05 May 201506 Jan 2017

In honor of Small Business Week, our research team took a dive back in to data from our Employee Benefits Survey: 2014 to identify how small employers are designing their benefits packages compared to their peers. For the following analysis and discussion, data from […]

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Heeding the Cry for Paid Parent Leave

Justin Held, CEBS

21 Jan 201521 Jan 2015

According to comments made by President Barack Obama at Tuesday’s State of the Union address, access to mandatory paid leave could be the next key political issue. Particular emphasis was placed on leave related to the family. In 2013, the Bureau of […]

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Which Benefits Where? A Regional Comparison

Justin Held, CEBS

12 Jan 201511 Jan 2016

By: Justin Held, CEBS Do organizations in the West offer more generous health care benefits? Are those in the South more likely to offer automatic features in their defined contribution plans? The International Foundation’s Employee Benefits Survey 2014, the fourth offering in […]